Japan vs Kazakhstan: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Japan
33.6%
in 2023
Kazakhstan
33.0%
in 2023
Japan rank
218th
Kazakhstan rank
220th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 33.6% against 33.0% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 218th and Kazakhstan ranks 220th of 236 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.4% | 37.8% | 4.7% | Japan |
| 1960s | 39.2% | 36.3% | 3.0% | Japan |
| 1970s | 38.2% | 35.1% | 3.1% | Japan |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 35.2% | 1.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 34.6% | 32.6% | 1.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 30.5% | 2.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 31.9% | 1.6% | Japan |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 32.7% | 0.9% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Japan or Kazakhstan?
- Japan, at 33.6% against 33.0% in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Japan and Kazakhstan?
- 0.6%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kazakhstan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Kazakhstan rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Japan ranks 218th and Kazakhstan ranks 220th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.